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The inaugural Jamaican Diaspora United Kingdom (UK) conference ended on Saturday (April 1) with delegates pledging to work to reclaim brand Jamaica. "This community now acknowledges that the image of Jamaica and of Jamaicans in Britain needs urgent action to redress the negative perception, which dominates the UK media. The Jamaican community is diverse. It represents people of all races,...

Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller, has called on the trade union movement to continue to embrace the principle of partnership in the thrust to enhance the welfare of the Jamaican workforce. "We need to find a way to create sustainable employment and decent jobs for our people...we need now to change the course of history in this country, where all...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Professor Kenneth Hall, has said that by taking the oath of office, the new Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller, was now obligated to all Jamaicans. "You have left the confines of your political party and assumed the leadership of the entire nation. "Standing in the place of leadership, the nation will look to you...

Sekeywi Carruthers, Project Manager for Jamaica Cricket 2007 Limited, has said that Portland was well positioned to benefit from a number of community projects, which were being planned for the ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007. She noted that with Portland's rich cultural heritage, the parish was in good stead to benefit from these initiatives, which were designed to expose...

The Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) in collaboration with the HEART Trust/NTA and the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), will be launching a Team Jamaica self-teaching CD-ROM, in keeping with initiatives to provide training and certification of workers in the tourism sector. The launch will take place on Wednesday, April 5 at Sandals Montego Bay, beginning at 11:00 a.m....

The Atlanta/Montego Bay Sister Cities Committee has donated 50 electronic beds valued at US$100,000 to the Cornwall Regional Hospital in St. James. Vin Martin, Honorary Consul to Atlanta and chairman of the committee, made the presentation to the hospital's Chief Executive Officer, Everton Anderson, at the facility on March 31. Mr. Martin said the donation was in keeping with the...

It was to resounding applause and standing ovation that Portia Lucretia Simpson Miller, yesterday (March 30) took the oath of office, as the seventh and first female Prime Minister of Jamaica. More than 6,000 guests attended the historic swearing-in ceremony, which was held on the lawns of King's House. In her inaugural address, the new Prime Minister gave honour to...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has charged the 14 members of the new Cabinet, to remain cognisant of the fact that they were public servants, who were acting in the interest of the Jamaican public. "Remember, the power that we have is to be exercised on behalf and in the interest of the people. It is not a power for...

Thursday, March 30, 2006 has been immortalized in the chronicles of Jamaica's history, as the day the country welcomed Portia Simpson Miller as its first-ever female Prime Minister. Thousands of Jamaicans from all walks of life, and members of the international community, thronged the lawns of King's House to witness the changing of the guards, as the 61-year old Portia...

Former Prime Minister of Jamaica, P.J. Patterson, has expressed his confidence in the ability of his successor, Portia Simpson Miller to steer the country to "new levels of economic growth and upward social mobility" stating that the "foundations have been well and truly laid". "I am certain the baton has been securely passed for the next leg of the relay...

Prime Minister The Hon. Simpson Miller in an impromptu speech to the staff of the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Office this morning (March 31, 2006) at Jamaica House, said that she would bring her own style of leadership to the Office. She said that they should expect to see her making unannounced visit to their desks. The...

The correct title of the new Prime Minister is Honourable Portia Simpson Miller. She will be conferred with the Order of the Nation (ON) at a later date, when her title will then become: The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller. Past and present Prime Ministers were first conferred with this honour in 2002. As explained in the Directory of the...